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Layers Of The Earth/Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review
Test Description: Vocab
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1) The somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located
A
Asthenosphere
B
Crust
C
Lithosphere
D
Inner core
2) Process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments
A
Cementation
B
Deposition
C
Compaction
D
Erosion
3) The region inside the Earth between the core and the crust.
A
Mantle
B
Crust
C
Inner Core
D
Outer Core
4) Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away
A
Compaction
B
Deposition
C
Erosion
D
Cementation
5) Rock fragments that have been transported to a different location.
A
Sand
B
Sediment
C
Beach
D
Rocks
6) The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
A
Erosion
B
Weathering
C
Deposition
D
Cementation
7) Is the process where tectonic plates converge press together to form mountains
A
Mountain Building
B
Divergent Boundary
C
Lithosphere
D
Earthquake
8) Distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
A
Dinner Plates
B
Transform Boundary
C
Plates
9) The sudden occurrence of of a violent discharge of steam and lava from a volcano
A
Volcanic Eruptions
B
Lava
C
Earthquake
10) a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
A
Conduction
B
Cake
C
Convection current
11) Theory that describes plate movement and how it affects Earth's geologic features
A
Convection currents
B
Dinner plates
C
Theory of plate tectonics
12) Formation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges
A
Sea floor spreading
B
Subduction zone
13) A region where two lithospheric plates meet
A
Plate boundary
B
Asthenosphere
C
Lithosphere
D
Earthquake
14) Which plate boundary makes rift valleys?
A
Transform
B
Continental and continental divergence
C
Oceanic and oceanic divergence
D
Continental and continental convergence
15) Which plate boundary(ies) make non-volcanic mountains?
A
Continental and Oceanic Convergence
B
Oceanic and Oceanic Convergence
C
Continental and Continental Convergence
D
Continental and Continental Divergence
16) Which plate boundary(ies) make a trench?
A
Oceanic and Oceanic Divergence
B
Continental and Oceanic Convergence
C
Continental and Continental Convergence
17) Transform plate boundaries occur where tectonic plates...
A
Move Apart
B
Grind Past Each Other
C
Move Together
18) Divergent plate boundaries occur where tectonic plates...
A
Move Apart
B
Move Together
C
Grind Past Each Other
19) Convergent plate boundaries occur where tectonic plates...
A
Move Apart
B
Move Together
C
Grind Past Each Other
20) Which plate boundary(ies) make volcanoes?
A
Continental and Oceanic Convergence
B
Transform
C
Continental and Continental Convergence
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